title: Living cell imaging by far-field fibered interference scanning optical microscopy.
abstract: We report on the imaging of biological cells including living neurons by a dedicated fibered interferometric scanning optical microscope. The topography and surface roughness of mouse fibroblasts and hippocampal neurons are clearly revealed. This straightforward far-field technique allows fast, high resolution observation of samples in liquids without lengthy alignment procedures or costly components.
authors.affiliation: Institut N´eel, CNRS & Universit´e Joseph Fourier, 25 Avenue des Martyrs, BP 166, 38042 Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Baptiste
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Decombe
authors.forename: Wilfrid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Villard
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guillou
authors.forename: Joël
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chevrier
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huant
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology*; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D051379:Mice; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008857:Microscopy, Interference / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology*